2 So they decided to destroy the descendants of Jacob who were among them, and they began to kill and eradicate the people.
3 Then Judas attacked the Edomites at Akrabattene in Idumea, because they were blockading Israel; he dealt them a heavy blow, humbled and despoiled them.
4 He also remembered the malice of the Baeanites, who had become a snare and a stumbling block to the people by ambushing them along the roads.
5 He forced them to take refuge in towers, which he besieged; he put them under the ban and burned down their towers along with all who were in them.
6 Then he crossed over to the Ammonites, where he found a strong army and a large body of people with Timothy as their leader.
7 He fought many battles with them, routed them, and struck them down.
8 After seizing Jazer and its villages, he returned to Judea.